World Cup 2014: 10 Biggest Stars Who Won't Be There

9. Sebastian Larsson

Sunderland star Seb Larsson will also be missing from the flight to Brazil next summer after his Sweden were knocked out by Portugal last night. The central midfielder started last night's clash but suffered at the hands of a devastating Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick which beat the Swedes 3-2 on the night and 4-2 over two legs. Defeat to Portugal will come as a hammer blow to Larsson's side, who missed out on the 2010 World Cup knock-out stages after being edged out by the same side in qualification. As a result, team manager Lars Lagerbäck quit and you have to wonder where new head coach Erik Hamrén goes from here after his country suffered this latest set-back.
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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.